Investigating The Relationship Between Employees Personality and The Information Technology Acceptance (Studied: Employees of Islamic Azad University Isfahan Branch)
Subject Areas :
Public Administration
Ramin Savoj
1
,
Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani
2
1 - Faculty of Management, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Management Department Faculty. Esfahan(Khorasgan) Branch - Azad University.Esfahan. Iran
Received: 2021-04-26
Accepted : 2021-07-28
Published : 2021-05-22
Keywords:
personality,
extraversion,
Acceptance of information technology,
Abstract :
Considering that information technology as one of the new phenomena of the present age, has become a necessity of modern human life, in this study, the relationship between employees' personality, which is one of the challenges in accepting information technology, was investigated. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in nature. In this study, two questionnaires of five personality factors and information technology acceptance were used to collect data. Considering the number of 191 people in the statistical population at 95% level, the statistical sample size based on Krejcie and Morgan table is 127 people and for each deputy sampling method by stratified random method, proportional to the number of employees in each section and the total population It was found. The content validity of the questionnaires was assessed in terms of explicitness and ability to understand the items by a number of respondents and in terms of lexical relevance by referring to subject matter experts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equations in SPSS and LISREL software. The results showed that only the dimension of extraversion played a role in the acceptance of information technology and the more extroverted the person was, the more acceptance and behavior of his use of information technology increased. Considering that extroverts have energetic, sociable, passionate, confident and positive emotions, the effect of extroversion on the acceptance of information technology seems to be correct, and these people are more receptive to these issues. New like accepting technology.
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Abdullah, N. H., Shamsuddin, A., Wahab, E., & Abdul Hamid, N. A. (2014). The Relationship between Organizational Culture and Product Innovativeness. Procedia- Social and Behavioral Sciences, 129, 140-147.
Adams, D. A., Nelson, R. R., & Todd, P. A. (1992). Perceived usefulness, ease of use and usage of information technology: A replication. MIS Quarterly, 16(2), 227-247.
Aghajani, H., Anaraki, L., & Ashoori, F. (2017). Relationship between big five personality factors and job satisfaction of Iran University of Medical Sciences librarians. Quarterly Journal of Sciences and Techniques of Information Management, 3(1), 75-94. (In Persian)
Allport, G. W. (1961). Pattern and growth in personality. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, New York.
Asgari, M., & Mahdad, A. (2017, 29 Jun 2017). The relationship of personality charactertics with job adjustment among employees of natural and watershed management organization World Congress on Management of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)
Baker, E. W., Al-Gahtani, S. S., & Hubona, G. S. (2010). Cultural impacts on acceptance and adoption of information technology in a developing country. Journal of Global Information Management, 18(3), 35-58.
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Costa, P. T., & McCrae, R. R. (1992). The five-factor model of personality and its relevance to personality disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 6(4), 343–359.
Davis, F. D. (1989). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and user acceptance of information technology. MIS Quarterly, 13(3), 319-340.
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Digman, J. M. (1990). Personality structure: Emergence of the five-factor model. Annual Review of Psychology, 41, 417-440.
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Ghorbanizadeh, V., Hasan Nangeer, S. T., & Roodsaz, S. H. (2013). Meta-analysis of effecting factors on the information technology acceptance in Iran. IQBQ, 17(2), 177-196. (In Persian)
Goldberg, L. R. (1993). The structure of phenotypic personality traits. American Psychologist, 48(1), 26–34.
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Hejazi, U., & Iravni, M. (2002). The relationship between personality traits and job performance. Journal of Psychology and Educational, 32(2), 171-189. (In Persian)
Judge, T. A., Higins, C. A., Thoresen, C. J., & Barrick, M. R. (1999). The Big Five personality traits and career success across the life span. Personnel Psychology, 52, 621-652.
Khanifar, H., Moghimi, S. M., Jandaghi, G., & Zarvandy, N. (2009). Analysis of Relation between Elements of Trust and Organizational Commitment of Personnel (social welfare organization of Qom state and education organization of Qom state). Journal of Public Administration, 1(2), 3-18. (In Persian)
Kumar, K., & Bakhshi, A. (2010). The Five-factor Model of Personality and Organizational Commitment. Humanity and Social Sciences Journal, 5(1), 25-34.
Liao, C. H., & Lee, C. W. (2009). An Empirical Study of Employee Job Involvement and Personality Traits: The Case of Taiwan. Journal of Economics and Management, 3(1), 22-36.
Lorin, M. H., & Erick, B. (1997). Information Technology and Internal Firm Organization: An Exploratory Analysis. Journal of Management Information Systems, 14(9), 81-84.
Lucas, H. C. J. (2007). Information Technology: Strategic Decision-Making for Managers (H. Saberi Moghaddam, Trans.). Computer Science Publishing, Babol. (In Persian)
Mathieson, K. (1991). Predicting user intentions: Comparing the technology acceptance model with the theory of planned behavior. Information Systems Research, 2(3), 173-191.
McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T. (1987). Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52(1), 81–90.
Nastaran, A., Rajabzadeh ghatari, A., & Alborzi, M. (2019). Presenting the IT Maturity Model in Iranian Governmental Organizations. Organizational Resources Management Researchs, 8(3), 127-141. (In Persian)
Reshadatjoo, H. (2016). The effect of information technology acceptance on staff professional development using technology acceptance model (TAM) in Kani Kavan company. Quarterly Journal of Training & Development of Human Resources, 3(8), 123-141. (In Persian)
Rogers, E. M., & Chaffee, S. H. (1983). Communication as an academic discipline: A dialogue. Journal of Communication, 33(3), 18-30.
Sawyerr, O. O., Srinivas, S., & Wang, S. (2009). Call center employee personality factors and service performance. Journal of Services Marketing, 23(5), 301-317.
Segars, A. H., & Grover, V. (1993). Re-examining perceived ease of use and usefulness: A confirmatory factor analysis. MIS Quarterly, 17(4), 517-525.
Smith, D. B., Hanges, P. J., & Dickson, M. W. (2001). Personnel selection and the five factor model: A reexamination of frame of reference effects. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86, 304-315.
Taylor, S., & Todd, P. A. (1995). Understanding information technology usage: A test of competing models. Information Systems Research, 6(2), 144-176.
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Venkatesh, V., Morris, M. G., Davis, G. B., & Davis, F. D. (2003). User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view. MIS Quarterly, 27(3), 425-478.
Zareeiyan Moradabadi, B., Mohammadi Golbaghi, M., & Rostami Khorramabadi, F. (2017). Investigating the relationship between employee empowerment and IT acceptance in employees of state-owned banks. The Journal of New Advances in Behavioral Sciences, 2(8), 43-53. (In Persian)
